2 and 5 Day Permaculture Course

PERMACULTURE WORKSHOP
with Rakesh “Rootsman Rak”
@ Ananda Gaorii Retreat Center, Vig, Denmark

Course Objectives
The aim of the workshop is to look at what is good and bad in modern living, so we can see what we need to adjust to make our existence more harmonious. We will learn about permaculture ethics, plus the tools and methodologies, which permaculturists have gleaned by observing nature to design abundant systems which work with nature, which take care of her and all her creatures and enrich her at the same time as providing for our needs. Throughout the workshop we will work on real designs, including a design to create low maintenance food growing spaces at the farm. We will also look at the overall usage of the farm, to see how we can make good use of its energies and integrate it into the local community. If you have a project you wish to design, we can also split into groups to design your project. This could be a garden or a community garden, an allotment or a smallholding, it could be a building, a business, a charity or any other system you wish to work on.

What to Expect on the 2 Day Introduction
• A fun and friendly comprehensive introduction to Permaculture
• The history of Permaculture, what issues it can address and where it can be applied
• Peak oil and transition towns (why food prices are increasing and what we can do about it)
• Ethics of Permaculture (how we ensure our designs enrich all life forms, instead of exploiting them)
• How to observe nature (what can we learn from nature and how to make use of natural patterns)
• The intricate and amazing web of life (how and why we need to value diversity)
• Simplifying complex systems (identifying natural patterns, breaking systems down into elements)
• Identifying the requirements of each element, so we can supply our systems needs without effort
• A simple design methodology (a systematic way to add creativity and thoroughness to our designs)

What to expect on the additional 3 day advanced course
• Additional design tools and principals, which can be applied to a broader range of designs
• Basics of forest gardening, companion planting and making low maintenance food growing systems
• Completing group designs, including implementation and maintenance plans
• Advanced mapping and observation skills including using patterns for plant identification
• Building composting systems, composting toilets, ponds, water capture and treatment systems, etc
• Hands on practicals to implement elements of the designs (subject to design & material availability)

Beyond this course
Participants of the 5 day course will be eligible to join an advanced course, which will bring you up to the level of an accredited permaculture designer, which is accredited by the Permaculture Association Britain.

Cost: 

2 day: 1000kr full (800kr if paid in advance by 27th October)
5 day: 1600kr full (1400kr if paid in advance by 27th October)
Cost includes all food (vegetarian) and accommodation. Plus optional yoga and meditation classes
Payment and joining instructions will be sent after you have registered your interest

To register your interest, please use this link:

http://tinyurl.com/9hd5rm8
For more details contact:

Denmark:  
Dada Krsnasevananda 
Tel. 32106828 Mob. 71881273 krsnasevananda@anandamarga.net

United Kingdom:

Rakesh 'Rootsman Rak'

rakeshaji@gmail.com

07575 009 322